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jvford
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Quote: Originally Posted By travisg on 1/13/2010
Quote: Originally posted by patrickm885 on 1/13/2010
It's the franchise that he played the most seasons for in his career

Works for me.



... but what about possible tie-breakers
Innings pitched or at bats.
1/13/2010 1:16 PM
tecwrg
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Quote: Originally Posted By brewsbrother on 1/13/2010What is the determining factor whether a pitcher is a SP or a RP?
Games appeared and games started, I would imagine.
1/13/2010 1:22 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By tecwrg on 1/13/2010
Quote: Originally Posted By brewsbrother on 1/13/2010
What is the determining factor whether a pitcher is a SP or a RP?
Games appeared and games started, I would imagine


I was curious how it would effect pitchers used in a tandem.
1/13/2010 1:28 PM
prezuiwf
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Why not allow voters to decide which cap a guy gets to wear? When they vote for him, just let them select the franchise they want him to go in with.
1/13/2010 1:34 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By prezuiwf on 1/13/2010Why not allow voters to decide which cap a guy gets to wear? When they vote for him, just let them select the franchise they want him to go in with


I don't believe that's really necessary. I think that whoever he played for the longest is fine. It's really not that big of a deal anyway, considering even if a guy plays 1 year for a particular team, he'll still claim him as one of his HOFers.
1/13/2010 2:09 PM
tecwrg
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Quote: Originally Posted By brewsbrother on 1/13/2010
Quote: Originally Posted By tecwrg on 1/13/2010

Quote: Originally Posted By brewsbrother on 1/13/2010
What is the determining factor whether a pitcher is a SP or a RP?
Games appeared and games started, I would imagine.


I was curious how it would effect pitchers used in a tandem.

The A pitcher is the starter and the B pitcher is a reliever. Just likes the stats would indicate.
1/13/2010 2:29 PM
tecwrg
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Quote: Originally Posted By travisg on 1/13/2010How will it be determined which franchise a player will represent in the HOF?

I recall from a long-ago developer chat that players would go in wearing the cap of the last franchise they played for, which I think is a terrible idea. If it's too hard for the programming to determine which team the player enjoyed his best seasons, then it should at least be the team he played for longest
Here's an interesting dilemma.

HOF inductee played the majority of his career for Scranton (for instance), and is elected as part of the Scranton franchise. In the meantime, the old Scranton franchise that he played for has since been taken over by a new owner and now plays in New Britain. Another owner has also taken over another franchise and moved it to Scranton. The "new" Scranton is certainly a different franchise than the "old" Scranton.

Does it make sense that the HOF player should still wear a Scranton cap? Wouldn't that be confusing, especially to new owners who don't really know the history of the world?

Maybe the player should be displayed wearing the cap of the current city that the franchise that he was inducted under plays in. Or just wear a generic "HOF" cap.
1/13/2010 2:36 PM
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The cap will actually change to the most current franchise settings in use since it's tied to the unique ID of the franchise and not city or franchise name.
1/13/2010 2:41 PM
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What if owners just refuse to vote someone in who clearly deserves it? Is it just tough luck?
1/13/2010 2:52 PM
brewsbrother
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Quote: Originally Posted By tecwrg on 1/13/2010
Quote: Originally Posted By brewsbrother on 1/13/2010

Quote: Originally Posted By tecwrg on 1/13/2010

Quote: Originally Posted By brewsbrother on 1/13/2010
What is the determining factor whether a pitcher is a SP or a RP?
Games appeared and games started, I would imagine.


I was curious how it would effect pitchers used in a tandem.

The A pitcher is the starter and the B pitcher is a reliever. Just likes the stats would indicate




I realize that the "A" pitcher gets credit for the start and "B" pitcher enters the game in relief. However, both players are assigned their role in the SP section of the pitching staff. In my experience with using tandems, the "A" pitcher rarely pitches enough innings to qualify for the win and would also be at a disadvantage to meet the minimum requirements for innings pitched to be eligible for nomination.
1/13/2010 3:05 PM
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I never really cared much for the HoF idea before... but I agree, it sounds kinda fun now. Looking forward to it!
1/13/2010 3:06 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By sportsboy010 on 1/13/2010What if owners just refuse to vote someone in who clearly deserves it? Is it just tough luck


Why would they do that?
1/13/2010 3:13 PM
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1/13/2010 3:20 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By iain on 1/13/2010
Oh, but wait.....

4. Method of Election:
A. BBWAA Screening Committee — A Screening Committee consisting of baseball writers will be appointed by the BBWAA. This Screening Committee shall consist of six members, with two members to be elected at each Annual Meeting for a three-year term. The duty of the Screening Committee shall be to prepare a ballot listing in alphabetical order eligible candidates who (1) received a vote on a minimum of five percent (5%) of the ballots cast in the preceding election or (2) are eligible for the first time and are nominated by any two of the six members of the BBWAA Screening Committee.
B. Electors may vote for as few as zero (0) and as many as ten (10) eligible candidates deemed worthy of election. Write-in votes are not permitted.
C. Any candidate receiving votes on seventy-five percent (75%) of the ballots cast shall be elected to membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

(emphasis mine)

Wrong.
1/13/2010 3:29 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By iain on 1/13/2010
http://community.baseballhall.org/Page.aspx?pid=388

1/13/2010 3:30 PM
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